package Table; use MooseX::Role::Parameterized; parameter table_name => ( isa => 'Str', required => 1, ); role { my $p = shift; my $table = $p->table_name; my $dbh = DBI->connect( ... ); my $sth = $dbh->selectall_arrayref( "describe $table" ); my @columns = ... do DBI magic here ... foreach my $col (@column) { has $col->{name} => ( is => 'rw', isa => $col->{type}, default => $col->{default}, ); } }; package MyTable; use Moose; with 'Table' => { table_name => 'my_table' };